Author: Emanuela Locci
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781633918252
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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The initiative to write this volume comes from the need to fill a bibliographic gap: no book in Masonic literature upon the history of Italian Freemasonry has been edited in English up to now. Thus, it aims to cover this lack and to enter those scholars referring to the English idiom into the history of the most eminent Obedience acting in Italy: the Grand Orient of Italy. The book consists of eight studies, written by young researchers devoted to this topic, and covers a span from the Eighteenth Century to the end of the WWII, tracing through an orderly temporal plot the story, the events and pursuits related to the Grand Orient of Italy.
Author: Lilith Mahmud
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022609605X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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This “stupendous ethnography of female Freemasonry in Italy” reveals the fascinating paradox of elitism and exclusion experienced by “female brothers” (Michael Herzfeld, author of Evicted from Eternity). From its cryptic images on the dollar bill to Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol, the Freemasons have long been one of the most romanticized secret societies in the world. But a simple fact escapes most depictions of this elite brotherhood: there are also female members. In this groundbreaking ethnography, Lilith Mahmud takes readers inside Masonic lodges of contemporary Italy, where she observes the ritualistic and fraternal bonds forged among Freemason women. Offering a tantalizing look behind lodge doors, The Brotherhood of Freemason Sisters unveils a complex culture of discretion in which Freemasons reveal some truths and hide others. Female initiates—one of Freemasonry’s best-kept secrets—are often upper class and highly educated, yet avowedly antifeminist. Their self-cultivation through the Masonic path is an effort to embrace the deeply gendered ideals of fraternity. In this lively investigation, Mahmud unravels the contradictions at the heart of Freemasonry: an organization responsible for many of the egalitarian concepts of the Enlightenment and yet one that has always been, and in Italy still remains, extremely exclusive. The result is not only a thrilling look at a surprisingly influential world, but a reevaluation of the modern values we now take for granted
Author: Robert Freke Gould
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Title varies slightly; v. 2 ... By Robert Freke Gould ... assisted by W.J. Hughan ... and others.
Author: J. G. Findel
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752560312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 750
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.
Author: Emmanuel Rebold
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Author: Paola Bianchi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107147700
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 517
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This is an international publication exploring early modern cultural exchange between Britain and Savoy, including political, diplomatic, social, religious and artistic trends.
Author: John Fellows
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849630188
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 253
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The intention of this work is to endeavor to unravel the intricate web in which the mystery (of freemasonry) is involved, by tracing the order back to its source, and, by showing its intimate connection and similitude to institutions more ancient, put it beyond a doubt, that it sprang from and is a continuation of the rites and ceremonies observed in those establishments. That the writer, as a freemason, is extremely liberal, may be judged from his own reprobation of the oaths imposed upon members. He considers a total abandonment of the oaths, at the present day, requisite. He says that the mysteries, from which the institution was derived, created, and that the custom of the times when it was established, sanctioned the most horrible oaths. The argument used, that these oaths are no longer necessary, is, we think, effectual against the existence of Masonry itself.
Author: Robert Freke Gould
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Author: Gould
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Author: Arthur Edward Waite
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1602066426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513
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"Provides a complete view of the history, literature and myths surrounding Freemasonry. Comprehensive explanations of their secret rituals and symbolism. Including alchemy, astrology, Kabbalism, ceremonial magic, animal magnetism and more."--Amazon.
